7/28/09

From: John L. Alline, National Director, Jamboree Department

Segways have come under discussion several times for use at the jamboree. It remains an open item. A much more cost effective method of moving an individual from one spot to another is currently in use at the jamboree. It is a bicycle. A bicycle has the added advantage of providing a necessary component of personal fitness.

6/3/09

From: Marty Walsh, Department Manager, Membership Impact Department


1. The listing of chartered organizations and how many units and members they have is available on the local council index that can be found on BSAInfo under membership resources.
2. Thanks to this suggestion, Membership resources will begin to post Chartered Organization Report on BSAInfo under membership resources each month
3. For the Daniel Carter Beard Awards, you would also contact community alliances

4/1/09
From: Gary Butler, Council Solutions Group Director

This booklet is currently under revision.

4/1/09
From: Stephen Medlicott, Marketing Group Director

This is a nice idea and it has been shared with our PR team for consideration as a tactic for the 100th Anniversary.

2/18/09
From: Warren Young, Department Manager of Magazines

We are investigating the possibility of a compilation of "A True Story of
Scouts in Action," possibly for our centennial year in 2011, as well as the
possibility of a series of books. However, a Web site full of these stories
would amount to giving away our content, which we don't like to do (nor do
the freelancers who create the material nor do our accountants). The
magazine doesn't have the resources to follow up on the Scouts featured in
S.I.A. That would be an incredibly time-consuming process. Ancillary
products are always a good idea if we can make them financially feasible.

1/4/09
From: Sara Lacobee, ISD

The current Training Completed and Training Not Completed Reports will provide this information.   The issue is that councils must create the report and then manipulate the data in a spreadsheet to separate the units and then e-mail it to the units.  It is, of course, point in time and will change as training is updated by the council.    This information in statistical form by unit is also available from the MyBSA Training page. MyScouting provides a means to do this following the model, for example, of the ScoutParents Roster.   An application that displays this information could be developed with access limited to appropriate unit adult leaders.

1/8/09
From: Bob Mersereau, 100th Anniversary Celebration Project Director

A “count-down” or “count-up” timer can be a very effective tool to draw attention to a key event or date. For example, the BSA National Jamboree has a countdown clock. The concept works for the Jamboree because it is a countdown to the opening day of the Jamboree and serves to focus staff and participants on being there, and ready, on opening day.

Applying that concept to the 100th Anniversary, however, is not so readily applicable.

By design, our anniversary celebration plan has, in fact, already launched and is comprised of numerous national and local council initiatives that roll out over a 2 year period of time.

In addition, our focus is on planning and implementing purpose-driven activities to achieve meaningful outcomes throughout 2009 and 2010. We have purposely avoided any specific focus on the actual 100th anniversary day. The date of February 8, 2010 itself is less important for obtaining anniversary outcomes than the idea of two years of many activities and marketing initiatives that share our anniversary messages and engage target audiences in fun, inspiring, and meaningful ways.

A “Count Up” or “Count Down” timer focusing on the 100th anniversary day might also distract national, council, and unit anniversary planning leaders from the more important focus on numerous initiatives reaching a variety or audiences over two years.

Still, “count-down” or “count-up” timers can be an effective tool for focus on a specific date. Thanks for sharing the idea!

1/6/09
From: Gary Butler, Council Solutions Group

Needless to say, the Scouting.org home page is prime real estate and therefore content must be carefully considered. The Marketing Group will review the idea and determine if it fits the messaging that the Scouting.org site is designed for.